BRIGGS wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Where do the skills drop off? Besides Okafor, are any of these can't miss talents?

There are a lot of quality big men. Im not sure what the end result will be in any order?? and really there is going to be some problems deciphering some of Kentucky's big men as they only play limited minutes. Although I like Harrell I eliminated him from consideration from our top pick. He's going to be a very good NBA player--really good but for us a smaller PF even athletic is not the choice. We need a skilled 7 footer or a very high quality PG. There is no "SG" per se or even wing player of any kind other than "possibly" Stanley Johnson who has the talent level to be considered. I just hope we get pick #1.

My problem is this draft looks very much like that one... one great player at the top and about 4-5 that look like quality players.

Towns is a total project.. most of the bigs in this draft are.

After OK4 and Stanley Johnson I see a lot of luck involved. Could Towns be the next beast? Sure but if your going to tell me its a sure thing your guessing.

I hope if we dont get the #1 we do our research. We arent getting another chance like this anytime soon

I just ask that we don't draft another tweener SF/PF. We have a lot of those already

BRIGGS wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Where do the skills drop off? Besides Okafor, are any of these can't miss talents?

There are a lot of quality big men. Im not sure what the end result will be in any order?? and really there is going to be some problems deciphering some of Kentucky's big men as they only play limited minutes. Although I like Harrell I eliminated him from consideration from our top pick. He's going to be a very good NBA player--really good but for us a smaller PF even athletic is not the choice. We need a skilled 7 footer or a very high quality PG. There is no "SG" per se or even wing player of any kind other than "possibly" Stanley Johnson who has the talent level to be considered. I just hope we get pick #1.

Keith Van Horn was a "quality big."

My problem is this draft looks very much like that one... one great player at the top and about 4-5 that look like quality players.

Towns is a total project.. most of the bigs in this draft are.

After OK4 and Stanley Johnson I see a lot of luck involved. Could Towns be the next beast? Sure but if your going to tell me its a sure thing your guessing.

I hope if we dont get the #1 we do our research. We arent getting another chance like this anytime soon

I agree that its going to take time to weed it out. Im looking for one player to breakout and really show the goods. I dont see KVH's in this draft--these are true pure 4/5 types. KVH was a 3/4. Is there a draft back scenario? The only 1 I would be interested would be Denver with Nurkic #10 and 40 or a healthy Embiid and pick 16.

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Where do the skills drop off? Besides Okafor, are any of these can't miss talents?

There are a lot of quality big men. Im not sure what the end result will be in any order?? and really there is going to be some problems deciphering some of Kentucky's big men as they only play limited minutes. Although I like Harrell I eliminated him from consideration from our top pick. He's going to be a very good NBA player--really good but for us a smaller PF even athletic is not the choice. We need a skilled 7 footer or a very high quality PG. There is no "SG" per se or even wing player of any kind other than "possibly" Stanley Johnson who has the talent level to be considered. I just hope we get pick #1.

Keith Van Horn was a "quality big."

My problem is this draft looks very much like that one... one great player at the top and about 4-5 that look like quality players.

Towns is a total project.. most of the bigs in this draft are.

After OK4 and Stanley Johnson I see a lot of luck involved. Could Towns be the next beast? Sure but if your going to tell me its a sure thing your guessing.

I hope if we dont get the #1 we do our research. We arent getting another chance like this anytime soon

I agree that its going to take time to weed it out. Im looking for one player to breakout and really show the goods. I dont see KVH's in this draft--these are true pure 4/5 types. KVH was a 3/4. Is there a draft back scenario? The only 1 I would be interested would be Denver with Nurkic #10 and 40 or a healthy Embiid and pick 16.

no no... I didnt mean KVH as a skill set per say. Just that he was a really great college player and a good NBA player but my only point in bringing him up was to show the gap between #1 and #2. I see OK4 and a bunch of maybe. That can change very quickly but I think the only thing that keeps OK4 from being at the very WORST a borderline allstar is if he gets hurt. The other guys? Could be great. Could be not so great

Is OK4 really a Cant Miss? Very few cant miss prospects e.g. Anthony Davis.

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Where do the skills drop off? Besides Okafor, are any of these can't miss talents?

There are a lot of quality big men. Im not sure what the end result will be in any order?? and really there is going to be some problems deciphering some of Kentucky's big men as they only play limited minutes. Although I like Harrell I eliminated him from consideration from our top pick. He's going to be a very good NBA player--really good but for us a smaller PF even athletic is not the choice. We need a skilled 7 footer or a very high quality PG. There is no "SG" per se or even wing player of any kind other than "possibly" Stanley Johnson who has the talent level to be considered. I just hope we get pick #1.

Keith Van Horn was a "quality big."

My problem is this draft looks very much like that one... one great player at the top and about 4-5 that look like quality players.

Towns is a total project.. most of the bigs in this draft are.

After OK4 and Stanley Johnson I see a lot of luck involved. Could Towns be the next beast? Sure but if your going to tell me its a sure thing your guessing.

I hope if we dont get the #1 we do our research. We arent getting another chance like this anytime soon

I agree that its going to take time to weed it out. Im looking for one player to breakout and really show the goods. I dont see KVH's in this draft--these are true pure 4/5 types. KVH was a 3/4. Is there a draft back scenario? The only 1 I would be interested would be Denver with Nurkic #10 and 40 or a healthy Embiid and pick 16.

no no... I didnt mean KVH as a skill set per say. Just that he was a really great college player and a good NBA player but my only point in bringing him up was to show the gap between #1 and #2. I see OK4 and a bunch of maybe. That can change very quickly but I think the only thing that keeps OK4 from being at the very WORST a borderline allstar is if he gets hurt. The other guys? Could be great. Could be not so great

Is OK4 really a Cant Miss? Very few cant miss prospects e.g. Anthony Davis.

Ok4 is a cant miss 23- 25 point 10 rebound post 4 capable of being a member of solid team defense.

BRIGGS wrote:

mreinman wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Where do the skills drop off? Besides Okafor, are any of these can't miss talents?

There are a lot of quality big men. Im not sure what the end result will be in any order?? and really there is going to be some problems deciphering some of Kentucky's big men as they only play limited minutes. Although I like Harrell I eliminated him from consideration from our top pick. He's going to be a very good NBA player--really good but for us a smaller PF even athletic is not the choice. We need a skilled 7 footer or a very high quality PG. There is no "SG" per se or even wing player of any kind other than "possibly" Stanley Johnson who has the talent level to be considered. I just hope we get pick #1.

Keith Van Horn was a "quality big."

My problem is this draft looks very much like that one... one great player at the top and about 4-5 that look like quality players.

Towns is a total project.. most of the bigs in this draft are.

After OK4 and Stanley Johnson I see a lot of luck involved. Could Towns be the next beast? Sure but if your going to tell me its a sure thing your guessing.

I hope if we dont get the #1 we do our research. We arent getting another chance like this anytime soon

I agree that its going to take time to weed it out. Im looking for one player to breakout and really show the goods. I dont see KVH's in this draft--these are true pure 4/5 types. KVH was a 3/4. Is there a draft back scenario? The only 1 I would be interested would be Denver with Nurkic #10 and 40 or a healthy Embiid and pick 16.

no no... I didnt mean KVH as a skill set per say. Just that he was a really great college player and a good NBA player but my only point in bringing him up was to show the gap between #1 and #2. I see OK4 and a bunch of maybe. That can change very quickly but I think the only thing that keeps OK4 from being at the very WORST a borderline allstar is if he gets hurt. The other guys? Could be great. Could be not so great

Is OK4 really a Cant Miss? Very few cant miss prospects e.g. Anthony Davis.

Ok4 is a cant miss 23- 25 point 10 rebound post 4 capable of being a member of solid team defense.

Thats top HOF numbers!

Tim Duncan is 19/11 and maybe the best PF of all time.

smackeddog wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:1 Jahill Okafor
2 Karl Towns
3 Emmanual Mudiay
4 Willie Stein
5 Frank Kaminsky
6 Deangelo Russell
7 Delon Wright
8 Stanley Johnson
9 Tyler Harvey
10 Dakari Johnson

You were down on Towns a few weeks ago- what's changed your mind? Is he playing better or are the other guys playing worse?

He looked good against a good team in Louisville. He looked more complete and skilled offensively than Stein who puts ups up bigger numbers ovs crappy NCAA teams.

Again I like Stein but he is not a franchise game changer like Towns can become. Stein will help anchor our defense but Towns is far more skilled. Towns fills up the stat sheet.

OK4 might be great or he might be another disappointing Duke bigman in the pros. Solid but not great which is ok. Either way it's a gamble but I would still be happy with alone of the 3.

I have no issue wining the lottery and taking OK4. Worst case scenario we have a starting PF who will give us 12-15pts in the paint and allow us to run the triangle effectively through him.

I like Towns because he has the potential to do that plus anchor our defense.

Stein ould be like TYSON. Not the perfect fit for the triangle offensively but should help anchor the defense.

WE NEED:
Post big to run triangle effectively
Defensive anchor in the middle
Defensive shutdown PG with speed(Reggie Jackson type) or simply a defensive specialist
SG who can defend and hit open 3's(Wesley Matthews/Danny Green type)
Lastly, need Melo to truly buy in to the triangle.

The cap space we have should allow us to fix the guard positions. I don't want to use the cap space to overpay a big like Monroe. I don't want Dragic because he will be another turnstile defensively.

If we can just focus on needs instead of names we should be alright.

If you hit on the draft that you hit on a productive player who is yours and you're only for a few cost effective years